Love love love Katie Melua.  Her new album, “The House” is interesting and hypnotic, anchored by the first release, “The Flood” (see earlier post).  Subtle shades of electronica beneath flowing, melodic, artfully structured and sweetly sung songs.  The result is unusual and moody. “A Happy Place” is industrial-chic and beautifully shot in what seems...
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“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” ~Martin Mull The moment I pack my suitcase for a journey, I am perfectly resigned about two things.  One – that I will not deprive myself of any gastronomic delight or opportunity to drink champagne while watching a sunset (or sunrise). ...
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I’ve just returned from a long weekend in San Francisco.  Each time I visit the ‘City by the Bay”,  I am reminded of how intoxicating this town is.  In fact, I will go as far as saying that San Francisco is the most exciting and vibrant city in the U.S., with New Orleans a...
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I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately.  In the last month I’ve sailed on an ocean liner and watched my mom catch her first wave on Waikiki Beach as her surf instructor Panama, who also taught my grandmother to surf, cheered her on from the water. I’ve danced the hula to classic Hawaiian...
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I watched a creepy film recently called “Island of the Dead”.  The film was average, but I was surprised to learn that the subject matter – Hart Island – is a real place, far spookier than the movie, where over 800,000 bodies – adults and infants, and even dismembered body parts, are buried. Hart...
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